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Is long distance call charge by minute of flat rate.

1) The car in front of me had to do a sudden stop and caused me to jam my brake.
2) The car in front of me stopped suddenly and caused me to jam on my brake.
3) The snow melt away very fast.(can I say melt away?).
4) Is long distance call charge by minute of flat rate?
5) My stopped in time to avoid collision.

Can somebody tell me if the the above sentences are correct? If no, can somebody teach me how to rewrite it. Thanks

Re: Is long distance call charge by minute of flat rate.

They all have at least one error. Look at your verbs, your tenses and, in one case, an omitted word. #2 needs the least work. #4 needs the most work.

Thanks for replying. I have made some correction to the sentences as follow.

1) The car in front if me made a sudden stop and caused me to jam on my brake.2) The car in front of me had to stop suddenly and caused me to jam on my brake.
3) The snow melt away quickly.(can I say melt away?).
4) Is long distance call charge by minute or by flat rate?
5) My car stop in time to avoid collision.

Re: Is long distance call charge by minute of flat rate.

Originally Posted by Jit833

Thanks for replying. I have made some correction to the sentences as follow.

1) The car in front if me made a sudden stop and caused me to jam on my brake.2) The car in front of me had to stop suddenly and caused me to jam on my brake.
3) The snow melt away quickly.(can I say melt away?).
4) Is long distance call charge by minute or by flat rate?
5) My car stop in time to avoid collision.